p cubed framework

A presentation is made of three component parts; the story (p1), the supportive media (p2) and the delivery of these (p3). The value of a presentation is the product of these three factors, the p cubed value.

The three components are discussed in more depth in their individual sections. This section deals with the p cubed value, the product of preparation, design, and delivery.

Some key posts include:

just talk

Just talk.

Just talk. When presenting one must have a message that works for the individual audience. Those presenters who simply talk or list facts are just a clanging bell. As George…

slide sharing

On sharing slides

The recent podcast started the discussion around sharing slides. I felt it would be helpful to expand upon some of the ideas in written format. All of this was sparked…

version 1

Version 1 is never the best

Version 1 of your presentation is never the best version. Most presenters, given the opportunity to revisit a presentation for another audience, make changes and deliver an improved version 2.…

enemy of good is perfect

The enemy of good is perfect

Voltaire, apparently, popularised this aphorism: “The enemy of good is perfect.” As with all good philospophy, the longer one thinks about such a concept, the deeper the understanding becomes. It…

hysteron proteron

Hysteron proteron

Hysteron proteron is a figure of speech, probably inherited from the Greeks, where the object that should come second is put in first place; “to put the horse before the…

not just repetition

Practise is not just repetition

It is humbling to see the p cubed ideas being taken up and shared by others. A recent blogpost by a twitter friend Shane Gryzko reiterates a valuable point: there is more…

  • The enemy of good is perfect

    Voltaire, apparently, popularised this aphorism: “The enemy of…

  • What should I do watching a bad presentation?

    What should I do watching a bad presentation?…

  • Hysteron proteron

    Hysteron proteron is a figure of speech, probably…

  • Practise is not just repetition

    It is humbling to see the p cubed…

  • The maths of presentations, preparations and time

    The value of a presentation, in the view…

  • People don’t present like that because…

    In   response to a tweet publicising the…

  • It all about the delivery

    The best story in the world p1, supported…

  • Meanwhile, over at St Emlyn’s…

    It is a pleasure to be a Visiting…

  • On negative feedback

    I have no monopoly on ideas on #presentationskills and…

  • Lessons from The Sensei (3) beginner’s mind

    Do it the way you’ve always done it….